4 Cheap Off the Radar Small-Cap Stocks

Michael Balkin, co-manager of the William Blair Small Cap Growth Fund, names some top picks.

Though small-company stocks have lagged the market this year, most still look expensive. However, good deals can be found among little-known companies with potential for rapid growth. Below, we look at four.

The S&P SmallCap 600 index has lost 1.7% this year, and a subset of growth stocks, S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth, has lost 4.3%. That compares with a positive 5.1% return for the Standard & Poor's 500 index of large...